Maria Antònia Oliver Cabrer facts for kids
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Maria Antònia Oliver Cabrer
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Oliver (right) with poet Antoni Albalat Salanova
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| Born | 4 December 1946 Manacor, Balearic Islands, Spain |
| Died | 10 February 2022 (aged 75) |
| Language | Spanish, Catalan, Castilian |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Genre | Novel, short story, translator |
| Spouse | Jaume Fuster |
Maria Antònia Oliver Cabrer (born December 4, 1946 – died February 10, 2022) was a famous Spanish writer. She wrote many books and stories. Her work was so good that it was translated into many languages. These included German, English, French, and Russian. In 2016, she received a very special award called the Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes. This award celebrates important Catalan writers.
About Maria Antònia Oliver
Maria Antònia Oliver was born in Manacor, a town in the Balearic Islands of Spain. From 1969, she lived in Barcelona. She became well-known for writing novels and short stories. She also worked as a translator, changing books from one language to another. She translated between Castilian and Catalan.
In the 1980s, Maria Antònia Oliver joined a group of other Catalan writers. This group was called Ofèlia Dracs. Their goal was to make Catalan literature more popular. They also wanted to create more new books in the Catalan language.
Her first book was published in 1970. While most of her writing was for adults, she also wrote some stories for children and young people. Besides novels and short stories, she wrote plays, screenplays for movies, and stories for radio and TV. She also wrote for newspapers like Diario de Mallorca. Maria Antònia Oliver wrote in Catalan. Many of her works were translated into other languages.
She was married to another writer named Jaume Fuster. From 2001 to 2004, she was the dean of the Institució de les Lletres Catalanes. This is an important organization for Catalan literature. Maria Antònia Oliver passed away on February 10, 2022, when she was 75 years old.
Her Books and Stories
Maria Antònia Oliver wrote many interesting books. Here are some of her selected works:
- Cròniques d'un mig estiu (1970)
- Cròniques de la molt anomenada ciutat de Montcarrà (1972)
- El vaixell d'Iràs i no Tornaràs (1976)
- Punt d'arròs (1979)
- Crineres de foc (1985)
- Estudi en lila (1985)
- Antípodes (1988)
- Joana E. (1992)
- El sol que fa l'ànec (1994)
- Amor de cans (1994)
- Tallats de lluna (2000)
Awards and Honors
Maria Antònia Oliver received many awards for her writing. These awards show how important her work was.
- She won the Prudenci Bertrana Prize.
- In 2001, she received an Outstanding Achievement Award at the Llibre Setmana in Catalan.
- In 2003, she won the Ramon Llull Prize from the Balearic Government.
- Her book Crineres de foc was a finalist for the Sant Jordi Prize in 1984.
- She won the Prize for Catalan Literature in 1985 for her translation of Moby Dick.
- In 2004, she received the Jaume Fuster Prize for Catalan Writers.
- In 2016, she was honored with the Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes. This is one of the highest honors for Catalan writers.
See also
In Spanish: Maria Antònia Oliver Cabrer para niños
